Bloodbath (Reader x Crypto)

Chapter Thirteen: Mistakes Were Made

I've been on the run for three weeks and to say I'm stressed the fuck out would be the understatement of the century.

Here's why. I'm afraid that I'll get caught. I'm afraid that Crypto will get caught. I'm afraid they might kill him. I still love him and I don't want him to forget me. I want to see him again, but I won't.

And the worst part of it all, I think I'm pregnant. I've been sick, constantly. It could be anything, really. I never actually learned about all that... birds and the bees shit. My education was mostly based off the basics and how to get away with crime.

Yet, that doesn't stop me from panicking.

I lean against a wall behind a dumpster in an alleyway, staring down at the pool of vomit by my feet. "If this is what I think it is, just kill me right now. Let the Syndicate find me and end me." Tears threaten to spill and I push myself away from the wall.

"Y/N? Well, shit! You look like you've seen better days." A familiar female voice calls from behind me. I quickly snap my head in the direction of the voice. "Salem?" My voice just barely dodges a crack and I clear my throat. "You're still alive?"

Salem playfully scoffs. "Of course. I would ask you the same, but it kinda looks like you're dying." She flicks her electric blue hair over her shoulder and adjusts her backpack. I'm just assuming there's a bunch of stolen stuff in there.

She was always the thief in our little gang. I'd do the killing, she'd do the stealing. And when we had a big job, Jason would help with any tech related things. Come to think of it... he's kind of like Crypto, but friendlier.

After our missions, we'd go back to our RV. We lived on the road, never stopped moving. That was until I killed the wrong person at the wrong time. A member of the Syndicate. I almost got away with it... and that's why they kept me alive. They took me and I never even got to say goodbye to my 'family'.

I only knew they're still alive because I ran into Jason once. We just looked at each other for a moment before I ran past him. I didn't have time for a reunion.

Now Salem is here and she's seeing me at my absolute worst. "Y/N, for real, though. Are you doing okay?" She asks as she walks up to me and gently places her hand on my back. I shake my head and look back down, biting my lip. "I'm sorry for just leaving."

Salem takes her hand off my back and steps away. "You had something better to do. I'm fine with it all. Jason is the one who needs an apology."

Fuck... I forgot. Jason and I were dating at the time. We weren't really serious, but it must feel bad to have your partner just leave.

And I did it twice. I left Jason back then, and now I left Crypto.

"Salem, I think I might be pregnant." I mutter in hopes she wouldn't really hear me, but she does. "Really?! Oh my God! We have to go find out. I'll get a couple of tests for you. Wait right here!" Salem speaks really fast and quickly runs past me.

She's always been like this. She gets way too excited about things.

I sigh and lean back against the wall. What if I am pregnant? What am I going to do? I don't want to go back and tell Crypto. I'll probably be killed if I even head in the general direction of the Games.

I'm not sure how much time I spent in my own mind, but it feels like forever before Salem taps on my shoulder. "Come on,  let's go to a bathroom. I got you three tests. These things aren't always that reliable. Speaking of, when was the last time you had your period?" She hooks her arm into mine and drags me to the nearest gas station. "I don't exactly get those. After all the 'modifications' they made to me I haven't been functioning as a normal female. I'm practically a robot." I joke, trying to cheer myself up more than I am trying to entertain her. "I didn't even think it was possible for me to get pregnant."